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Tribute

Volunteer to command from spectator and skip the queue; if nobody takes command, the volunteer swaps in.

Nobody wants to command? Tribute fixes that. A spectator can volunteer to command a team, and gets a playing slot for it.

How it works#

  1. As a spectator, type !tribute m (marines) or !tribute a (aliens) while that team's command chair is empty.
  2. If nobody on the team takes command within 30 seconds, you are swapped onto that team to command, and a player from the team is randomly moved out to make room.
  3. If someone on the team takes the chair first, your tribute is cancelled.

Spectators get a reminder every minute before the round starts that they can volunteer.

Immunity#

The player moved out is picked by a visible numbered draw among the players on teams and in the ready room (not commanders, not spectators). Players who commanded recently are protected:

Last time you commandedImmunityNumbers in the draw
Within 10 rounds100%0 (cannot be picked)
Within 20 rounds75%1
Within 30 rounds50%2
Within 40 rounds25%3
Longer ago or never0%4

Everyone in the pool privately sees their numbers, then the system announces the lucky number and the swap. Check your immunity any time with !tribute info. Supporters are fully immune.

See also#

Ready check and queue · Commanding

Hover any number to see where in the game code it comes from.
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